CN101228792B - Method for virtual discovery of content available to a device - Google Patents

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CN101228792B
CN101228792B CN2006800269596A CN200680026959A CN101228792B CN 101228792 B CN101228792 B CN 101228792B CN 2006800269596 A CN2006800269596 A CN 2006800269596A CN 200680026959 A CN200680026959 A CN 200680026959A CN 101228792 B CN101228792 B CN 101228792B
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Abstract

Discovering content on data streams available to a device such as a satellite radio. A satellite radio may be able to receive channels from a satellite network as well as over an IP- based network. The device can be configured to tune multiple channels selected from the channels available to the device over these networks based on the user's preferences. The user preferences can be compared to at least the metadata of the channels available to the device in order to identify the channels that best match the user's preferences. The channels identified in this manner are then tuned and recorded on the device. A user may then be notified of the recorded content.

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Effectively discovery can be used for the method for the content of equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to the content on the discovering device, or rather, embodiments of the invention relate to the content that raises whole digital media at portable audio device.
Background technology
Just becoming ubiquitous at current social digital media and digital media device.A lot of these can the combine digital medium equipment be portable set with wireless performance.With the growth of Digital Media availability and to the tight demand of portable set is the development of radio network technique and issue digital media ability accordingly.As a result, for example through a lot of various network and agreement, can receive digital media.
It is satellite radio communication that a technology that is used to send digitized content is arranged recently.In satellite radio communication, one or more satellites are broadcast to the digital radio Content of Communication user of predetermined this content.Radio broadcasting via satellite, the user can receive high-quality, continual digital media content, for example radio content in a plurality of different channels.The medium of radio communication Digitized Transmission via satellite can comprise, the music of for example digitlization quality, interview broadcasting, physical culture, news, meteorology and this type of content.In order to utilize the content that radio circuit provided via satellite, the user of satellite radio communication needs can receive and finally play or carry out the portable set of this digital media content.
Though satellite radio communication can be sent content to a plurality of users through a plurality of different frequency channels, is to use the user of satellite radio communication once only can listen to a channel.Therefore, from the angle of subscriber equipment, can't find the content of the channel that all are not performed.Simultaneously, other channel is still by Web broadcast via satellite, and these channels are available for user's satellite radio communication.The user can be at an easy rate with his or his satellite radio communication adjust to another channel.Although the user can adjust to another channel, remaining channel still presents undiscovered content to the user.
Supporting the user on other channel, to find content available or that can be received by user's satellite radio communication, all is useful for the recipient of this content and those suppliers of this content.For example, the user can be used in the lifting service or makes the content that suits the audience's requirement of being correlated with the feedback of the content of network transmission via satellite.Support that the user finds that on other channel fresh content can promote or increase audience's quantity.Simultaneously, the discovery of content also can bring the income that for example increases, the market share of increase and the audience ratings that improves for content provider.
Summary of the invention
Embodiments of the invention have overcome these and other restriction, and embodiments of the invention relate to the method and system of finding content and more properly relate to the method for finding content on the channel that can use for equipment through a plurality of networks all or some.In one embodiment, satellite radio communication is from satellite network and through the IP-based network receiving channels.Possibly can be used on the channel on the IP-based network by this device request, to initiate through the transmission of IP-based network to the channel of this equipment.Satellite radio communication can be at least made up arbitrarily based on the type (interview, music, physical culture etc.) of the for example first-selected channel of user's preferential selection, first-selected digitized content, musical genre, artist and this type of or they and is adjusted a plurality of channels then.Through metadata in the more various channels and user's preferential selection, the adjustment channel can comprise identification, and those have the channel of the preferential content of selecting of part match user at least.The channel that is identified is by this way then adjusted and is recorded on the equipment.Can notify user institute content recorded then.
In one example, the method for discovery content begins with the data flow that reception can be used for equipment on channel.Data flow from satellite network can comprise a plurality of channels, yet when IP network can be used for this equipment, can pass through a plurality of channels of IP network request.Next, utilize user's preferential selection, continue to discern some channel of preferential selection of preferential selection or the part match user of match user.The content of finding by this way can be recorded on the equipment.Can notify user institute content recorded then.
More special, the present invention relates to a kind of comprising from the system of the equipment of one or more datastream source received contents, be used for finding the method for content in data flow, this method comprises:
Receive a plurality of data flow from least one content source, wherein these a plurality of data flow comprise satellite data stream and IP traffic, and wherein these a plurality of data flow comprise that more than a channel, each said channel comprises:
The digitized content section; And
Metadata, it is associated with the digitized content section of in the channel identical with this metadata, playing simultaneously;
Handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to into the satellite data stream of user's combine digital content of this equipment more than a channel, wherein said processing comprises:
The metadata that relatively comprises in the user's of this equipment each of preferential selection and the channel that is processed through this equipment;
In a plurality of data flow, select one or more channels of satellite data stream based on said comparison; And
The selected one or more channels of record in the memory of this equipment;
It is no longer available for said equipment to detect satellite data stream;
From the preferential content of selecting of IP traffic source request match user;
Reception has from the channel of the request content of IP traffic and writes down the channel of said reception.
The invention still further relates to a kind ofly the system that comprises the equipment that receives a plurality of channels from one or more sources, be used for finding at this channel the method for content, this method comprises:
Receive wireless network via satellite and from the IP network of common source play more than a channel, each said channel comprises:
The DAB section; And
Metadata, it is associated with the digitized audio section of in the channel identical with this metadata, playing simultaneously;
Handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to into the satellite radio network of user's combine digital audio frequency of this equipment more than a channel, wherein said processing comprises:
Relatively the user's of this equipment preferential selection and this metadata are mated this preferential DAB section of selecting with the part at least more than in the channel of finding the satellite radio network that this equipment receives at present;
And write down selected part at least and mate this preferential DAB section of selecting;
Wherein said preferential selection comprises other users' channel list at least;
It is no longer available for said equipment to detect satellite data stream;
From the preferential content of selecting of IP traffic source request match user;
Reception has from the channel of the request content of IP traffic and writes down the channel of said reception.
Other characteristic of the present invention will be illustrated in the following description, and will part obvious according to describing, and maybe can understand through embodiment of the present invention.According to after instrument and the combination pointed out especially in the claim stated, can recognize and obtain characteristic of the present invention and advantage.Of the present invention these with other characteristic, according to following description with after the claim stated will become obvious fully, maybe can understand through the invention of implementing set forth hereinafter.
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In order further to illustrate above the description and other advantage and characteristic of the present invention, will provide more detailed description of the present invention with reference to the specific embodiment of describing in the accompanying drawing.Should be realized that these accompanying drawings only describe the common embodiment of the present invention, therefore can not regard limitation of the scope of the invention as.In conjunction with the drawings, use the description of more characteristic and details and illustrate the present invention, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows and can adjust and write down the example apparatus from the content of multiple source;
Fig. 2 shows the example apparatus that can find and write down from the content of a plurality of channels of a plurality of content source; And
Fig. 3 shows the exemplary method of the undiscovered content of record.
Embodiment
Embodiments of the invention relate to the discovery content, and relate more particularly to be used to preserve the system and method that the user does not find content.In one embodiment, satellite radio communication or miscellaneous equipment can be from a plurality of different sources (for example satellite network and/or IP-based network) receiving channels.This satellite radio communication or miscellaneous equipment be adjusted on these networks for equipment can with channel in a plurality of channels of choosing.Concrete channel adjustment can be based on user's preferential selection.For the channel of the preferential selection of discerning match user, for example, can with this user's preferential selection at least with for this equipment can with channel in the metadata of content compare.The channel of choosing is by this way then adjusted and is recorded on this equipment.Can notify user institute content recorded then.
In satellite radio communication, though for example satellite radio system can be broadcasted a plurality of channels or data flow, the user once only can listen to single channel or data flow.Therefore, from user's angle, the channel that radio communication is not via satellite listened to or carried out is undiscovered content.Embodiments of the invention found some or all to the content in the available channel of user or user's satellite radio communication (or miscellaneous equipment), and make the user can experience this content afterwards.In fact user's equipment can be adjusted other channel that can use for equipment to store the content on these channels.
Portable set, for example digital audio devices (for example MP3 player), CD Player, DVD player, notebook computer, mobile phone, satellite radio and personal digital assistant are within the scope of the invention.The not portable or non-equipment of taking for example desktop computer and other network enabled equipment also within the scope of the invention.Embodiments of the invention are also supported one or more equipment collaboration work, for example equipment and the computer between equipment slots or equipment.
In one embodiment, user's equipment is at least also can be from the satellite radio of other network received content from satellite network reception digital media content.The a plurality of channels of satellite network broadcasts.Satellite radio can be adjusted in these channels and on the channel of being adjusted, carry out this content.Embodiments of the invention can write down or store (for good and all or provisionally) on other channel and check or use the content on the channel of adjusting for the user.In other words, when playing another channel, other channel in the satellite broadcasting also can be by this equipment adjustment and record.When this equipment is not used by the user energetically, also can adjust and write down a plurality of channels.Confirm the setting of the responsible equipment of which channel of record and/or user's preferential selection.
Adjustment can comprise the content of discerning with special channel association by the data flow of satellite radio communication broadcasting.In one embodiment, show this content through message.Radio communication equipment is carried out and can be passed through institute's content identified that message is showed via satellite.When selecting another channel, can discern and carry out the message relevant with the content of this channel.
Although embodiments of the invention have been discussed, those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the invention can be applied to sending other network (wired and/or wireless) of content through it with reference to satellite radio networks.According to embodiments of the invention, make up arbitrarily cellular network, IP-based network, WiFi network, blueteeth network and this type of or they is the example that can find the network of content through their.
Fig. 1 has described the exemplary environment that realizes embodiments of the invention, and diagram can receive the equipment of the content that comprise digital media from one or more sources.In this example, equipment 100 is the portable and non-portable sets that can receive the content 116 that can comprise digitized audio and/or digital video data.The example of equipment 100 can comprise, for example make up arbitrarily satellite radio, portable audio player (for example MP3 player), portable DVD player or CD Player, personal computer, kneetop computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant and this type of or they.
Usually, equipment 100 comprises display 102, can be according to the content on the equipment of being stored in 100, and/or performed with equipment 100 and/or by the convey a message user of this equipment of the relevant content of content that equipment 100 receives.For example, when equipment 100 combine digital voice datas, display 102 can pass on song title, artist name, album title, track number, track length and this type of or they to make up arbitrarily.Equipment 100 also can comprise user interface 104, and this user interface 104 can comprise control button or other the device that the equipment of being input to 100 is provided.This user interface 104 for example, makes the user handle and carries out the digital media in the memory 108 of the equipment of being stored in 100, or handles and carry out in external source or the network reception through any and this hardware compatibility any perhaps data flow.This user interface 104 also can make the user be transformed into the for example channel of another in satellite radio communication.
Equipment 100 comprises this equipment employed processor 106 when receiving, handling and/or carrying out the content that is received through the channel 116 (also being referred to as data flow) that can use equipment 100.Channel 116 has been represented dissimilar medium or the data flow that comprises the digital media content that can be received by equipment 100.The example of channel 116 includes, but are not limited to digital music, talk audio data, TV data, video display data, blog, sports data and this type of or they and makes up arbitrarily.In fact channel 116 can be the numeral or the simulation.
In this example, equipment 100 can receive the content that is generated by various content provider.The example of this content comprises can be through the IP-based content 110 of IP-based network reception, and the satellite radio communication content 112 of radio circuit reception via satellite can be through the terrestrial radio content 114 of terrestrial radio communication network reception.Those skilled in the art can recognize can be through comprising other network received content of cellular network.In addition, equipment 100 also can some transmission through network in these networks in other data perhaps.Although satellite radio also can be used for connecting and pass through other network or from other content provider's received content shown in Figure 1, satellite radio is usually from the satellite network received content.
The memory 108 of equipment can be used for memory contents or other user and/or device data.Memory 108 also can write down the content that receive or that obtain from another source from content provider.Memory 108 for example, can be stored setting and this type of or they of digital music and/or video, image, playlist, user's preferential selection, equipment and make up arbitrarily.
Equipment 100 also can be fit to insert for example computer 118 of another equipment.In case insert computer 118, equipment 100 just can synchronous memories 108 in institute's stored numbers medium.In addition, according to embodiments of the invention, possibly be stored in the content in the memory 108 in order to protect right or to buy, equipment 100 can communicate through network 120 and server 122.Although Fig. 1 has described equipment 100 and has communicated through computer 118 and server 122, however other network detection server 122 that equipment 100 also can be through comprising wireless network (for example based on 802.11 network, blueteeth network or this type of) or miscellaneous equipment and communicate with it.Therefore do not insert computer 118, equipment 100 also can communicate with server 122.
Fig. 2 has described interior example system and the method for perhaps finding the content aspect that making can be used for equipment that be used in.In this example, content provider for example satellite radio system can utilize content server 202 to prepare the content of system's transmission via satellite.Content server 202 can send institute's preparation contents (for all channels of system broadcasts via satellite) to satellite uplink 204 then.Through this satellite uplink 204, send institute's preparation contents to satellite system.Then by the institute of the satellite broadcasting in satellite system preparation contents.Transmission institute preparation contents also possibly relate to satellite radio communication utilizes land-based repeaters.
Equipment 210 (embodiment of equipment 100) utilizes tuner 212 to receive by 202 preparation contents of content server.These tuner 212 identifications message or other data relevant with the current selected channel of user.The operative relationship of tuner 212 is to the characteristic of the content of system's reception via satellite.For example, can in the analog signal that equipment 210 at first must obtain, load digitized content.Therefore tuner 212 can lock onto and parse digitalized data on the satellite-signal and from satellite information.In order to discern special these messages to the current selected channel of user, tuner 212 is further handled this digitalized data with processor then.By this way, tuner 212 can be chosen specific channel according to the performance of equipment 210 from satellite broadcasting.Carry out selected channel and can comprise equipment 210 execution deciphering 214 on the content of adjustment.The content of being adjusted also can be recorded in the memory 216.When the content that record is adjusted, equipment 210 can reduce quality or store the metadata of discerning the content of being adjusted simply.
Equipment 210 also can be found content on other channel in satellite data stream 205.Except adjustment with carry out the current selected channel of user, equipment 210 can be adjusted other channel in the data flow 205, and writes down these channels subsequently and do not carry out these channels.Even when the user did not actively use equipment 210, this also can take place.Because the ability of equipment 210 often receives the restriction of memory 216 sizes, can be limited also therefore by the quantity of content recorded from the channel that can be used for equipment 210.
For example, equipment 210 can write down the content on all channels that can be used on the data flow 205.In one embodiment, equipment 210 uses preferential selection 218 to choose specific channel.For example, the user can discern the special channels that its content should be write down.In another embodiment, the use habit that equipment 210 can monitoring user also writes down those channels that this user selects usually subsequently.Just by the number of the channel of equipment 210 records, can be each channel record more contents through minimizing.Preferential selection 218 can comprise; For example, the favorite channel of user, comprise that other user's or the channel list that receives from miscellaneous equipment preferential selection, first-selected artist or song, school, content type (for example interview, physical culture, music etc.) and other can modify or describe the information of content.User priority selects 218 can be used for from the channel that can be used for this equipment, selecting channel.Utilizing user priority to select to choose channel can comprise, for example is not limited to: based on selecting one or more channels by the channel of the preferential selection of the User Recognition of equipment; Select one or more channels based on one or more artists; Select one or more channels based on one or more schools; Based on another user's preferential selection or from the one or more channels of another choice of equipment; Or based on the playlist in the equipment of being stored in, and this type of or they are made up arbitrarily and are selected one or more channels.
Utilize these preferential selections, equipment 210 can be checked other channel (comprising metadata), and very big content associated is arranged with the preferential selection 218 of obtaining match user or with it.Therefore, in user's preferential selection, can write down the channel of the content that comprises particular artist.Perhaps, also can write down the channel of the content of the list of artists that comprises the another one user.In one embodiment, with preferentially selecting or at least a portion of user's preferential selection compares with the content associated metadata of the channel that can be used for this equipment at least.Select coupling or with user's preferential selection the channel of the highest degree of correlation is arranged and note.In one embodiment, based on memory available in the equipment and available expectation writing time, the quantity of selected record or channel possibly be limited.In other words, possibly preferentially write down 2 hours contents of 4 channels rather than 30 minutes contents of 16 channels.
User interface 220 can be used for configuration preference and select 218, comes the preferential channel of selecting on 218 the data flow 205 of identification and matching with configuration tuner 212.
Write down after in fact controlled channel, can notify user institute content recorded.When being in the suitable network scope, through contact suitable servers (server 122 for example shown in Figure 1), equipment 210 also can obtain to visit the right of the content that obtains automatically.In one embodiment, in the memory 216 institute's content recorded both can be encrypted can be not encrypted yet, and both can be compressed also and can not be compressed.In other words, institute's content recorded can deciphered and/or compress to equipment 210.But compress the quantity that this content has increased recorded content.
Fig. 2 has further described content provider 202 can pass through the identical or different content of IP server 206 (or through the wireless or cable network of another one) transmission.When equipment 210 was in the scope of suitable networks, equipment 210 can receive the channel of being prepared by content provider 202 from IP server 206.Possibly exist this content for example disabled example on the satellite network (for example get clogged or equipment not in the coverage at satellite network) from the signal of satellite network.In the case, equipment 210 maybe be in the IP-based network scope, and this IP-based network transmits the content of being prepared from content server 202.Equipment 210 can receive the data flow 205 of satellite network and the data flow 207 of IP-based network.
In this example, the IP-based data flow of data flow 207 for sending through suitable wireless and/or cable network.Equipment 210 receiving data streams 207.Because by the content of content server 202 preparation data flow, so this data flow maybe be the same with the content of up link 204 transmissions via satellite.Equipment 210 possibly depend on for example bandwidth from the ability of IP server 206 received contents.
For recorded content, equipment 210 can communicate the data with the request special channels with IP server 206.Selected channel can be sent to equipment 210, and this equipment is stored this content in memory 216.Even when equipment 210 network reception via satellite satellite content, 210 of equipment still can write down selected content from content server 202.The content of asking from IP server 206 possibly depend on above-mentioned preferential selection 218.
For example, equipment 210 can send request to obtain the preferentially channel of some aspect of selection 218 of those couplings.IP server 206 can be discerned and satisfy or part satisfies user's preferential selection 218 at least the data flow of channel correlation of channel and equipment 210 then.Perhaps, equipment 210 can satisfy the data flow of user's preferential selection from the one or more data flow of IP server requests up to discovery.In one embodiment, unlike by the data flow from satellite network of simple broadcast, can require equipment 210 from IP server 206 request institute preparation contents.
Also but encrypting traffic 207.This can guarantee that the equipment of only authorizing can receive and carry out content from IP server 206.Therefore, embodiments of the invention can preserve the content authentication that is normally present in the for example satellite radio communication (content authorization, CA).
Fig. 3 has described the exemplary method of finding content.Equipment (for example equipment 100 or equipment 210) can receive 302 contents.Under the situation of satellite broadcasting, this equipment automatic reception is by all channels of satellite system broadcasting.Require this equipment to adjust to specific channel then so that carry out.Because content is encrypted usually,, this equipment possibly depend on the predetermined of user so adjusting to the ability of special channels.Under the situation of IP-based network, received content possibly require equipment to survey the suitable network and the content of request content server subsequently.
When receiving content, more than 304 channel possibly checked or handle to equipment.As previously discussed, can check the content that is included in the channel in data flow or the broadcasting based on user's preferential selection.In one embodiment, the metadata of content and user's preferential selection compares 305 in the channel.Those channels by the preferential selection of coupling or part match user in this equipment records data flow.In case the storage space of recorded content exhausts, this equipment possibly stop recorded content maybe possibly beginning to cover old content.From the situation of IP server received content, this equipment maybe be directly from some channel of this server requests.After selected channel, record 308 is selected the content in the channels and possibly carried out 310 these contents at last.
If necessary, equipment can be deciphered 306 these contents before content is write down.In addition, the content that this equipment can recording of encrypted.If the content that writes down or stored is encrypted, when the user play on this equipment or carries out it, this content was deciphered.Selectively, this equipment can be guaranteed to visit the right of recorded contents automatically and obtain the for example higher-quality version of this content subsequently.
In another embodiment, equipment can write down the metadata relevant with the content of the channel that can be used for this equipment.Afterwards, this equipment then can be downloaded the content based on this metadata.This makes the user can utilize less space recorded content on more channel.The last content that only obtains user's selection.
Embodiment in the scope of the invention also comprises and is used for carrying, or has storage and be used to carry out the computer executable instructions of embodiments of the invention or the computer-readable media of data structure above that.This type of computer-readable media can be any useable medium that can be visited by the computer of general service or special purpose.For example be not limited to, this type of computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other disk storage, magnetic disc store or other magnetic storage apparatus, maybe can be used for the form of computer executable instructions or data structure carry or store desired program code means and can be by any other medium of the computer access of general service or special purpose.Transmit or when providing information to arrive computer when connect (solidus, wireless or solidus or wireless combination) through network or another communication, this computer should connect and was regarded as computer-readable media fully.Thereby any this type of connection is regarded as computer-readable media fully.Above combination also should be contained in the scope of computer-readable media.Computer executable instructions comprises, for example impels treatment facility some function of execution of general service computer, special purpose computer or special purpose or the instruction and data of one group of function.
But ensuing discussion purpose provides succinct, the description of summarizing of the suitable computing environment of embodiment of the present invention therein.Although do not require, yet the general environment of the computer executable instructions (for example program module) that will carry out with the computer in the network environment is described the present invention.Usually, program module comprises the routine carrying out special duty or realize special abstract data type, program, object, assembly, data structure etc.Computer executable instructions, relevant data structure and program module have been represented the example of the program code means of the step that is used to carry out method disclosed herein.The particular order of this type of executable instruction or relevant data structure has been represented the example of the respective process of the function that is used for realizing that these steps are described.
Those skilled in the art will recognize that and in network computing environment, to realize the present invention with polytype computer system configurations (comprise personal computer, handheld device, multicomputer system, based on little processing or programmable consumer electronics, network PC, microcomputer, master computer and this type of).Also can in the DCE that this locality that connects (perhaps through solidus connection, wireless connections or the combination through solidus or wireless connections) through communication network and teleprocessing equipment are executed the task, realize the present invention.In DCE, program module both can be positioned at this locality also can be positioned at remote storage device.
Under spirit of the present invention or substantive characteristics, the present invention can be embodied as other specific forms.Described embodiment is merely exemplary ground explanation the present invention in all its bearings but not is used to limit the present invention.Therefore, scope Ying Ruhou of the present invention states claim rather than description before is represented.The variation of being done in any connotation and scope in claim equivalence is included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. one kind is comprising from the system of the equipment of one or more datastream source received contents, is used for finding in data flow the method for content, and this method comprises:
Receive a plurality of data flow from least one content source, wherein these a plurality of data flow comprise satellite data stream and IP traffic, and wherein these a plurality of data flow comprise that more than a channel, each said channel comprises:
The digitized content section; And
Metadata, it is associated with the digitized content section of in the channel identical with this metadata, playing simultaneously;
Handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to into the satellite data stream of user's combine digital content of this equipment more than a channel, wherein said processing comprises:
The metadata that relatively comprises in the user's of this equipment each of preferential selection and the channel that is processed through this equipment;
In a plurality of data flow, select one or more channels of satellite data stream based on said comparison; And
The selected one or more channels of record in the memory of this equipment;
It is no longer available for said equipment to detect satellite data stream;
From the preferential content of selecting of IP traffic source request match user;
Through IP traffic source recognition data stream, should have the channel that content at least partly satisfies user's preferential selection through IP traffic source recognition data stream;
The receiving data stream from the IP traffic source, the data flow that should receive from the IP traffic source have content and at least partly satisfy the channel of user's preferential selection, and write down the channel of said reception.
2. the method for claim 1 is wherein selected one or more channels of satellite data stream further to comprise in a plurality of data flow this equipment is adjusted to specific channel.
3. the method for claim 1 wherein selects one or more channels of satellite data stream further to comprise the selected one or more channels of adjustment in a plurality of data flow.
4. the method for claim 1, wherein in a plurality of data flow, select one or more channels of satellite data stream further to comprise the step below one or more:
Based on the preference channel that the user discerned, select one or more channels by equipment;
Based on one or more artists, select one or more channels;
Based on one or more schools, select one or more channels;
Based on another user's preferential selection or from another equipment, select one or more channels; Or
Based on the playlist that is stored in this equipment, select one or more channels.
5. the method for claim 1 further comprises the right of guaranteeing to visit the one or more channels that write down when not having the user to import.
6. the method for claim 1 wherein writes down selected one or more channel and further comprises the remaining memory space based on equipment, reduces the number of the channel that writes down.
One kind the system that comprises the equipment that receives a plurality of channels from one or more sources, be used for finding the method for content at this channel, this method comprises:
Receive wireless network via satellite and from the IP network of common source play more than a channel, each said channel comprises:
The DAB section; And
Metadata, it is associated with the digitized audio section of in the channel identical with this metadata, playing simultaneously;
Handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to into the satellite radio network of user's combine digital audio frequency of this equipment more than a channel, wherein said processing comprises:
Relatively the user's of this equipment preferential selection and this metadata are mated this preferential DAB section of selecting with the part at least more than in the channel of finding the satellite radio network that this equipment receives at present;
And write down selected part at least and mate this preferential DAB section of selecting;
Wherein said preferential selection comprises other users' channel list at least;
It is no longer available for said equipment to detect satellite data stream;
From the preferential content of selecting of IP traffic source request match user;
Reception has from the channel of the request content of IP traffic and writes down the channel of said reception.
8. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to and further comprise the steps below one or more more than a channel for the satellite radio network of user's combine digital audio frequency of this equipment:
Selection is contained in the one or more preferred channel in the preferential selection;
Selection is contained in the one or more playlists in the preferential selection;
Selection is contained in the one or more artists in the preferential selection; And
The preferential selection of other that selection receives from another user.
9. method as claimed in claim 7; Wherein handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to further comprising for the satellite radio network of user's combine digital audio frequency of this equipment more than a channel; The memory space that can use based on equipment and the writing time of expectation, limit this number more than a channel.
10. method as claimed in claim 7; Wherein handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to further comprising for the satellite radio network of user's combine digital audio frequency of this equipment more than a channel; Based on the available memory bandwidth of equipment, limit this number more than a channel.
11. method as claimed in claim 7; Wherein handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to and be further the comprising of the satellite radio network of user's combine digital audio frequency of this equipment, should preferentially select to compare with the metadata that is contained in more than the content of each in the channel to the major general more than a channel.
12. method as claimed in claim 11; Wherein handle that this equipment receives at present and be not adjusted to and be further the comprising of the satellite radio network of user's combine digital audio frequency of this equipment, mate based on user's preferential selection with more than the part between the metadata at least of a channel at least and select more than a channel more than a channel.
13. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the recording digital audio section further comprises the DAB section of user about being write down of announcement apparatus.
14. method as claimed in claim 7 wherein receives more than a channel and further comprises:
Preferentially choose server through the IP-based network transmission, wherein this server is discerned selected channel; And
Through the selected channel of IP-based network request.
15. method as claimed in claim 14 is encrypted through the selected channel of IP-based network wherein.
16. method as claimed in claim 7; Wherein receive wireless network via satellite and further comprise adjustment equipment to specific channel and carry out this specific channel from what the IP network of common source was play more than a channel, wherein specific channel is not contained in the selected channel that is write down.
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